Have you ever had your favorite childhood movie or series ruined by a continuation of the series or movie? Well, “Descendants” falls right under that category. For years, only the three “Descendants” movies existed, and that was all we needed. But then a fourth was made, and a fifth one is being released this summer.
The fifth movie, “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland,” has a whole new cast continuing from the fourth movie. The original main actors, Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart and Cameron Boyce were featured in the first three “Descendants” movies, but sadly, Cameron Boyce passed away after “Descendants 3” in 2019, and these cast members agreed that the “Descendants” movies ended with him.
Fans agreed with the cast and were completely fine with the ending of “Descendants 3” as it was enough to end the series. Many also agreed that a fourth and fifth movie was unnecessary, making it feel like a cash grab.
Sophomore Lia Lomuscio said, “They’re trying to keep it around and still make it popular, but it would’ve been better if they kept it at the third movie because it’s getting worse.”
Recently, a clip from the fifth movie has been released and is circling TikTok of the characters singing a song, a viral line being “perfect princess nepo babies”. This song is embarrassing to the franchise and a joke compared to the songs in the original movies. Not only do the fourth and fifth movies have a different cast, but their songs and choreography are completely different from the previous movies. Across the media many people agree that the quality of the choreography and songs has gotten significantly worse. Viewers feel that these new movies should’ve never been created and “Descendants” should be left in the past.
The first three movies seem to be the favorites, as sophomore Sophia Parillo said, “It should’ve stopped at three and created its own series because it ruined the plot.”
The first three movies mainly focused on four characters journeys while dealing with the change of living on the isle to living in Auradon. These four characters, Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos were descendants of Maleficent, The Evil Queen, Jafar and Cruella De Vil. These characters went through countless obstacles whether it was battling their parents or other villain kids such as Uma and her pirate crew.
Now the new movies are no longer about those four main characters and their lives, but instead about the daughter of the Queen of Hearts, Red, and the daughter of Cinderella, Chloe, dealing with changing the fabric of time. This new plot and characters angered many, as “Descendants” was once about the story of four villain kids turning good and now there’s an entirely different storyline that strays from what the movies once were about.
These new “Descendants” movies come off as super unnecessary since they have no real connection to the three original movies. There are no outstanding songs or choreography and just bring the franchise down as a whole. Even though these movies were created and enjoyed by some, they should’ve been separated from the original three “Descendants” movies. Even considering “Descendants” to be in the fourth and fifth movie’s names is almost disrespectful since the first three movies were outstanding and creative, and now the new movies bring embarrassment to the entire franchise.
